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Westside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Cruz

Tract 06087101200 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 2,928 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 5.4/10, tract 06087101200 in the Westside neighborhood of Santa Cruz ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,928 residents. It lands near the 55th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,883 a month while the average household earns $95,893 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 31% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units1,203

Renter share45.4%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate18.6%

Median income$95,893

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Cruz and the region

Centroid at 36.9536, -122.0613 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westside scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Santa Cruz

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.0

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

18.6% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$2,883 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Santa Cruz

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Santa Cruz

9.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Santa Cruz

7.5

How Westside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

27%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westside. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

9.3%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
28.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westside

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Santa Cruz, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Santa Cruz County average of 5.3 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06087101200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087101200?

Census tract 06087101200 in the Westside neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06087101200?

Median gross rent is $2,883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087101200?

18.6% of residents in tract 06087101200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,928.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087101200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 22th, minority 53th, housing 98th.

Is tract 06087101200 considered part of Westside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087101200 fall within Westside (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06087101200 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06087101200 compare to Santa Cruz overall?

Tract 06087101200 scores 6.8/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Cruz at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Cruz; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Cruz

Top eight tracts in Santa Cruz ranked by composite eviction-risk score.